Full-Time
Posted on 5/1/2025
Decentralized anime brand with co-created IP
$120k/yr
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Azuki (Chiru Labs) builds a decentralized anime brand where the community co-creates and owns intellectual property. What it does: it combines digital art, storytelling, and web3 to grow a global, community-led brand where artists and builders contribute to original IP and characters. How it works: ownership and governance are distributed via blockchain-enabled NFTs and community initiatives, allowing members to create, trade, and influence IP, with collaboration across digital art, narrative content, and virtual experiences. How it differs from competitors: instead of centralized licensing, Azuki emphasizes shared ownership and collective creation within a strong internet-culture aesthetic, leveraging a decentralized model to let the community shape and expand the IP over time. What it aims to achieve: to build a lasting, globally connected IP universe powered by its community, expanding into digital art, virtual worlds, and storytelling through ongoing collaboration.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
ICO
Total Funding
$67.2M
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
Founded
2021
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Azuki Labs has raised over $1 million in presale revenue for Gates Awakened, its debut trading card game set, driven entirely by direct-to-player sales through its own storefront. The achievement marks a significant milestone for the anime-inspired IP's expansion into physical gameplay. Gates Awakened launches this summer with booster packs, collector bundles and starter decks, featuring hand-drawn illustrations developed by Azuki's creative team. The set will be available through major hobby distribution partners. The project is led by Arnold Tsang, former Overwatch concept artist, alongside game director Jon and creative director Tim. Azuki has committed $100,000 to tournament prize pools to support competitive play from launch. The company aims to establish itself as a presence in the global trading card game market.
According to official news, Azuki is working with OpenSea to release Mizuki short films as ERC-1155 collectibles, and the relevant proceeds will be used to support the production of Mizuki short films.
Azuki Labs, Inc. has announced its featured panel, "Community-Driven Anime Production," at Anime Expo 2025, bringing together visionary creators and fans to explore how anime is evolving through co-creation.
The anime-inspired Ethereum NFT collection Azuki is launching its Alpha Starter Decks this week.
Azuki, a web3 anime company based in Los Angeles, is dedicated to building a decentralized anime brand where the community actively participates in the creation and celebration of anime. Since its inception in 2022, the Azuki community has established over 100 subcommunities, produced thousands of fan artworks and commissioned pieces, and hosted numerous events across the globe. These efforts exemplify a groundbreaking model of community-driven entertainment. Anime.com embodies this ethos by providing interactive experiences that unite the global anime fandom and deepen their engagement with the IPs they love."As big anime fans ourselves, we want to create a platform that brings fans closer to the stories and creators they love," said Alex "Zagabond" Xu, CEO at Azuki. "This isn't just about consuming content — it's about immersing yourself in the culture and celebrating anime alongside a passionate community."Launching its first features, Anime.com invites fans to:Set Up Customized Profiles : Build expressive, personalized avatars, with more traits to be released.: Build expressive, personalized avatars, with more traits to be released. Watch the Trailer for Azuki's anime "Enter The Garden: Fractured Reflections" : Prepare for the first watch party with live chat function, set for February 2025 .: Prepare for the first watch party with live chat function, set for